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The Transforming Draught
Author | : Thomas L. Reed, Jr. |
Publsiher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 269 |
Release | : 2006-08-04 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9780786426485 |
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Robert Louis Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde is viewed as the classic allegory of man's duality--the good and evil embodied in every person. But could Jekyll's "transforming draught" have been alcohol? In the Victorian era, alcohol was the topic of national debate for decades and people endlessly deliberated its proper place in society. Shadowed all his life by the cloud of alcoholism, Stevenson well knew the good and evil of strong drink. This book investigates Stevenson's Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde as an allegory of alcoholism--an interpretation that cultural change and the story's renown have perhaps obscured. The author examines patterns of language, plot, characterization and imagery to reveal how mind-altering drink figures as the story's subtext. Early chapters establish the story's literal references to strong drink and its metaphors regarding alcohol. The focus then shifts to drinking in Stevenson's life, the sociology of drink in Victorian Britain, and the portrayal of alcohol in literature, including Stevenson's other works. Possible real-life models for the Jekyll-Hyde character are explored. Subsequent chapters examine the history of Britain's temperance movement, scenes that arose from Stevenson's dreams, how the temperance movement and industrial development may have influenced the story, and the story's interpretation in Stevenson's time. An appendix further investigates the elements of Stevenson's language.
The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde second edition
Author | : Robert Louis Stevenson |
Publsiher | : Broadview Press |
Total Pages | : 220 |
Release | : 2005-07-12 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 1551116553 |
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First published in 1886 as a "shilling shocker," Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde takes the basic struggle between good and evil and adds to the mix bourgeois respectability, urban violence, and class conflict. The result is a tale that has taken on the force of myth in the popular imagination. This Broadview edition provides a fascinating selection of contextual material, including contemporary reviews of the novel, Stevenson's essay "A Chapter on Dreams," and excerpts from the 1887 stage version of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde. Also included are historical documents on criminality and degeneracy, the "Jack the Ripper" murders, and London in the 1880s. New to this second edition are an updated critical introduction and, in the appendices, writings on Victorian psychology by Thomas Carlyle, Richard Krafft-Ebing, and Henry Maudsley, among others.
Geoecology and Computers
Author | : SergeyA. Yufin |
Publsiher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 556 |
Release | : 2018-05-02 |
Genre | : Computers |
ISBN | : 9781351445610 |
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This volume presents technical papers devoted to development and practical use of computer methods in geotechnical and geoenviromental engineering. It covers issues on space use and construction, soil and rock mechanics, and mining applications amongst other topics.
Inquiring into Human Enhancement
Author | : Sylvie Allouche,Jean Gayon,Michela Marzano,Jérôme Goffette |
Publsiher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 2015-09-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 9781137530073 |
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Human enhancement has become a major concern in debates about the future of contemporary societies. This interdisciplinary book is devoted to clarifying the underlying ambiguities of these debates, and to proposing novel ways of exploring what human enhancement means and understanding what practices, goals and justifications it entails.
The Annual of the Royal School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Author | : Anonymous |
Publsiher | : BoD – Books on Demand |
Total Pages | : 266 |
Release | : 2022-11-04 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9783368129453 |
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Reprint of the original, first published in 1871.
The Annual of the Royal School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
Author | : Royal School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (London, England) |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 278 |
Release | : 1871 |
Genre | : Marine engineering |
ISBN | : OXFORD:590614519 |
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The Annual of the Royal School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering 1871 1874
Author | : Royal School of Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (London, England) |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 572 |
Release | : 1871 |
Genre | : Marine engineering |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105046949298 |
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